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Preview of the Ballynonty 1 mile road race...

Location.....The village of Ballynonty is just 10.5 kms / 6.5 miles from the M8 motorway...

See map & photos below.....From the motorway, take exit 6....drive 800m to the T-junction in Horse & Jockey where you turn left...You are now on the old Cork-Dublin road. Drive up this road for 1.9 kms / 1.2 miles and take a right onto the L4101 (signposted for Killenaule which is just to the south of Ballynonty). Keep driving straight for 7.8 kms / 4.9 miles and you'll end up in Ballynonty.

Left at the T-junction in Horse & Jockey

Right at the next junction which is signposted for Killenaule

Closer look at Ballynonty....See map & photos below...

As you approach from the direction of the Horse & Jockey, you'll come to a crossroads in the village. Drive straight through and 140m on the left, you'll see the local community centre which is in an ordinary residential house. This is the race HQ.

View of the crossroads as you arrive from the direction of Horse & Jockey. Drive straight through.

Ballynonty Community Centre is 140m from the crossroads in the village

The finish line is just 400m from the Community Centre. Run back to the crossroads...left....over the bridge and then right...

The start line is of course 1 mile from here....or 2kms from the Community Centre. This is an ideal warm up for the race.Course Map.......

Profile....

Note that the profile shows only about 25ft between the highest and lowest point. The slopes are very gentle which stretched out over a mile.

Course description.......The race starts in a straight section of road with the crossroads off in the distance...

The course is pretty flat initially but goes slightly downhill as you approach the crossroads ahead...

At the crossroads which is just shy of a quarter of a mile, you keep going straight ahead...

From the crossroads, you continue running downhill...

This soon levels off and then begins a gentle climb. The photo below shows a typical section of the course...nice quiet country road.

The finish line is near the 50kph signs before the junction ahead...

Overall........A reasonably fast 1 mile course. Quiet country roads.

Organised by Ballynonty AC, it is one of the few one mile races on the calendar.